Now good old fashioned somerset cider but earlier in the la-di-da apartment we had a very nice G&T worth sharing. Hand blown bottle and glasses, superb gin.
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Another gift from Beery Claus - I actually had this one last time St. Suds visited me, and I liked it then and I like it now.
Wine glasses because we were outside on the back deck, eating bruschetta (her) and escabeche (him), and feeling kind of Mediterranean/sunny, so it just seemed right.
Beer is a perfect back-deck-85F/27C-in-the-shade companion. Not fussy, not sophisticated, just a good, laid-back, no-bitterness-allowed beer. Matched up perfectly with the afternoon.
Not clear what that is. It says "lawnmower" on the front, so I'm supposing it tastes of grass??
A “lawnmower beer” is a beer that tastes particularly good after an afternoon in the hot sun mowing the grass - some light, crisp, and bubbly.
Pilsner - good lawnmower beer
Nut brown - bad lawnmower beer
This particular one is a kölsch.
Got it!
But you only drink that AFTER mowing the lawn - not DURING?
But you only drink that AFTER mowing the lawn - not DURING?
Got it!
But you only drink that AFTER mowing the lawn - not DURING?
My best friend has a large lot, and a riding lawnmower with a beer/cup holder.
CD
Orange cider - not bad, but a very slight musty odor and taste.
This is the one I was looking forward to the most, because I love most anything in orange, but that lingering sort of corky taste (yes, I know it’s in a can, but it has that corky taste wine sometimes gets) would mean if I were having this at a bar, I’d drink it, I wouldn’t send it back…but I’d order something else next round.
Don’t get me wrong, I was glad to have tried it, and had I been there, I’d have bought a six-pack and wondered if I’d gotten a bad batch.That one made mewhen I saw it in the store.
CD
We have a brewer here, they had a short issue with their canning operation (they’d just started canning their beer) and they just ever so slightly overfilled the cans.
It was probably a micro-ounce, but enough that when you popped the top, beer flew out all over everything. It was fixed in short order, but the six-pack I had, I opened the rest in the sink.
Sometimes, it’s just a bad batch.
Don’t get me wrong, I was glad to have tried it, and had I been there, I’d have bought a six-pack and wondered if I’d gotten a bad batch.
We have a brewer here, they had a short issue with their canning operation (they’d just started canning their beer) and they just ever so slightly overfilled the cans.
It was probably a micro-ounce, but enough that when you popped the top, beer flew out all over everything. It was fixed in short order, but the six-pack I had, I opened the rest in the sink.
Sometimes, it’s just a bad batch.
Austin Eastciders makes some good ciders, but like any brand, some products are hits, and some are misses.
I don't know what could cause a "corked" taste, but I doubt is was a bad batch. I know there are some orange juices and sodas that I like, and others that I don't. So, I wondered what that cider would taste like, but since you are the guinea pig, I had nothing to lose.
CD
Apparently, the same thing that causes wine to go corked. From Cider Review:
I’ve had home-produced ciders that had that mustiness, but very, very much more - very noticeable and generally undrinkable - this wasn’t nearly that bad, just enough to make you say, “I’m getting floral notes…and definitely citrus, of course, and…just a hint of my granny’s basement at the back of the throat.”
This Free Beer of the Month Club offering is the one I was looking forward to the least, as I generally like my jalapeño flavor restricted to jalapeños, nachos, and chili.
However, I must admit, this isn’t bad. There’s a definite odor of chilis when it pours out, making that nice, wispy head of foam, and drinking it, it’s there as well - it’s not overwhelming, though; more of a “you’re a naughty boy” slap, instead of a “get away from me or I’ll get a restraining order” punch in the throat.
Wait, what was I talking about…?
No wonder it was free...
Mind you, it's not that far away from a Michelada. They're great with a late breakfast and a hangover, especially if you add a little more hot pepper!
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